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Marrakesh Express
By SAM SIFTON
A French take on tagine, from Daniel Boulud.
The Innovations Issue
Why Are So Few Blockbuster Drugs Invented Today?
By DAN HURLEY
Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times
Tom Lancaster, 37 (left), and Thillai Sathiyaseelan, 52. They were part of a team that developed smart insulin, a drug that is sensitive to blood-sugar levels, and are now working on a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Our high-tech process of pharmaceutical research is broken — and the solution might be old-fashioned trial and error.
The Estate of André Steiner via Archive of Modern Conflict
From the longbow to the Dvorak keyboard, the road to innovation is paved with failed designs and forgotten artifacts.
Welcome to the Failure Age!
By ADAM DAVIDSON
Michael Vahrenwald for The New York Times
The retail racks of Weird Stuff in Sunnyvale, Calif.
In this economy, losers will be the biggest winners.
Benedicte Kurzen/Noor Images
Abba Aji Kalli at his Civilian Joint Task Force office in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Inside the Vigilante Fight Against Boko Haram
By ALEXIS OKEOWO
As their military struggles to combat the Islamist terrorist group, everyday Nigerians have formed citizen battalions to defend their towns. But have they gone too far?
Grant Cornett for The New York Times. Prop stylist, JoJo Li.
How One Lawyer’s Crusade Could Change Football Forever
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE
The N.F.L. is more popular — and more profitable — than ever. But its coming settlement over brain injuries could lay the groundwork that pushes the sport to the margins of American culture.
Jeff Minton for The New York Times
James Randi in front of a painting done by his partner, the artist José Alvarez.
The Unbelievable Skepticism of the Amazing Randi
By ADAM HIGGINBOTHAM
An expert magician, avid debunker and scourge of spiritualists and con men prepares for the final curtain.
Richard Burbridge for The New York Times
Teddy Thompson’s Folk-Rock Family Reunion
By SUSAN DOMINUS
Three decades after his famous parents broke up, Thompson brings them together again on a new album, “Family.”
Columns
Drink
After Work, Bypass the Wine and Reach for a Highball
By ROSIE SCHAAP
Upgrade your 5 o’clock drink, and wash the stress away.
Essay
What an Uncensored Letter to M.L.K. Reveals
By BEVERLY GAGE
Would the F.B.I.’s smear campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. work today?
It's the Economy
Will the LeBron James Stimulus Be Good for Cleveland?
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Some locals are hoping King James’s return will revive the city’s economy, but experts say these predictions are wildly inflated and unlikely to last.
The Ethicist
Why Can’t I Clean My Boyfriend’s House for Pay?
By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
An offer to tidy up in exchange for a discount in rent; paranoia over a gardener’s Breathalyzer.
Lives
When Your Childhood Home Isn’t How You Remember It
By HANA SCHANK
I went back to the house I grew up in. But I didn’t like what they’d done with the place.
Garry Trudeau on Bringing His Political Satire to TV
Interview by JIM RUTENBERG
In the second season of his show, “Alpha House,” the longtime editorial cartoonist continues his exploration of the Republican narrative.
From The Archive
Football Is A Sucker’s Game
Michael Sokolove’s 2002 article on the growth of college football into big business.
Old Masters at the Top of Their Game
Photographs by ERIK MADIGAN HECK
After 80, some people don’t retire. They reign.
Photo Essay
Rise and Shine
Photographs by HANNAH WHITAKER
What do kids around the world eat for breakfast? It’s as likely to be coffee or kimchi as it is a sugary cereal.
Forty Portraits in Forty Years
Photographs by NICHOLAS NIXON
The Brown sisters have been photographed every year since 1975. The latest image in the series is published here for the first time.
Look
Let a Hundred McMansions Bloom
Photographs by GEORGE STEINMETZ
Converting Chinese rice fields into luxury villas.
Photo Essay
The Women of West Point
Few collegians work as hard as the U.S. Military Academy’s 786 female cadets.
Photo Essay
On the Ground in Israel and Gaza
Photographs by PAOLO PELLEGRIN and PETER VAN AGTMAEL; TEXT by JODI RUDOREN
Two photographers capture scenes from the most recent outbreak of war.
Look
How a Pair of Twins Redrew an Iconic Photograph With Camera-Like Precision
Photographs by DAVID LA SPINA
With the help of a 30-pound “concave easel,” Trevor and Ryan Oakes are creating a handmade version of an Edward Steichen original.
Look
Staking Out the Great White Shark
Photographs by MICHAEL MULLER
A rare photograph of a nighttime breach.
Look
Before Learning to Crawl, You Must Learn to Swim
Photographs by SETH CASTEEL
Underwater photographs of infants learning to swim.
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